Lone Star- 4wd Conversion
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Tuned
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From: South Tx
Adjust.. like the 5/8 jam nut and the Allen key adjust? If so I have already done that and it’s already a tad too tight and still has movement.
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From: Tobyhanma, PA
@Edgethis What kind of set up do you have? It’s always fun to hear about your truck lol
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Tuned
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From: South Tx
That’s sweet man!
Do you like the bearing units better than the whole spindle nuts deal?
PMF has a nice dual stabilizer that I was eyeing, SKY’s said it only works with a high steer set up.
Do you like the bearing units better than the whole spindle nuts deal?
PMF has a nice dual stabilizer that I was eyeing, SKY’s said it only works with a high steer set up.
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From: Tobyhanma, PA
That is a nice video. Dual Bilsteins and all!
You should get the SD diff cover. It was like $30 from rockauto when i built the rear axle for my truck.
I do like the sealed front bearings. Not as messy and it's a pretty easy install once you know what to do.
You should get the SD diff cover. It was like $30 from rockauto when i built the rear axle for my truck.
I do like the sealed front bearings. Not as messy and it's a pretty easy install once you know what to do.
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It's super nice and then I think it was like $5 for some nice stainless button head bolts to hold it on.
The Magtechs are nice like Eric has, but I'm cheap.
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Tuned
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From: South Tx
Panhard (Track Bar)
I have come to realize I made a hurried mistake when mounting the Track-bar bracket!
I bolted it up into place right where the axle and truck sat without checking to see if it was even close to being square with each other (truck & axle)
So when it came time to adjust it into place after I had driven it a few miles I realized that it was at least an inch and a half out of wack! And so there wasn’t enough threads to get it just perfect I’d say I’m about 3/8 of in inch off which isn’t great but it ain’t gonna kill me!
So the correct way would be to set your pair of plum bobs over the hood and check it before bolting the bracket to the cross member, that way you will have room to make subtle adjustments.
This would definitely need to be done before the alignment because they use the rear tires as a guide.
I think I am going to unbolt my bracket and weld it to the crosmember in the correct place before I get my alignment finished, after the red head steering box!
I bolted it up into place right where the axle and truck sat without checking to see if it was even close to being square with each other (truck & axle)
So when it came time to adjust it into place after I had driven it a few miles I realized that it was at least an inch and a half out of wack! And so there wasn’t enough threads to get it just perfect I’d say I’m about 3/8 of in inch off which isn’t great but it ain’t gonna kill me!
So the correct way would be to set your pair of plum bobs over the hood and check it before bolting the bracket to the cross member, that way you will have room to make subtle adjustments.
This would definitely need to be done before the alignment because they use the rear tires as a guide.
I think I am going to unbolt my bracket and weld it to the crosmember in the correct place before I get my alignment finished, after the red head steering box!
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From: Tobyhanma, PA
Absolutely
There's no clutches on the tru tracs. They use helical gears that screw and unscrew to lock both wheels together when they spin at different speeds. Best diff out there in my opinion, for a general use vehicle.
There's no clutches on the tru tracs. They use helical gears that screw and unscrew to lock both wheels together when they spin at different speeds. Best diff out there in my opinion, for a general use vehicle.
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Who told you I am THAT scummy?
Swindled someone to freight it for a C-note. I beat my Truetrac in the 6.4 like it owed me money to a 12.9@105 run with stock snails on a modest tune. CCLB F350 4x4 Lariat, big weight. 4.9 receives first, then the dually...provided the dually engine not kaput. Injectors going in today.